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Michigan's Taxes vs. the U.S. Average*

Overall state & local taxes per dollar of personal income run 5% below the U.S. Average.

Average state and local business taxes per dollar of private gross state product run 12% below the U.S. Average.

State and local business taxes on investment in a new business facility run 19% below the U.S. Average.

*From the Upjohn Institute Report for the MEDC - August 2006

Industry Studies

Detailed Reports on Business in the State and Region

This section of our Chamber Website will bring you detailed reports affecting business in the State of Michigan and in Michigan's Great Southwest.  Most reports will be downloadable for your later perusal if you wish.  Many may be retained here as special files that you can look at while you are still on line.

We will continue to work to find interesting data that can help your strategic planning going forward.

Business Blitz Final Report

First in the lineup is our Fall 2007 Business Blitz Executive Summary.  By clicking on the following link, you will find the entire 9-page report, including a list of the participants, charts on key data and more.  Your feedback is welcome. 

http://www.cornerstonechamber.com/pdfs/MicrosoftWord-BUSINESSBLITZFINALREPORT2007.pdf

This report was prepared by the Upjohn Institute in the summer of 2006 for our friends and partners at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation:

Upjohn Report for MEDC

This report, released in early October 2008 is a comprehensive 21st Century Energy Blueprint prepared by the Institute for 21st Century Energy and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce:

http://www.cornerstonechamber.com/pdfs/EnergyBluePrintforAmerica.pdf

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